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A Comparison of the Predictive Validity of the New and Old Medical College Admission Test with the Predictive Validity of Programmatic Variables Collected During the First Two Months of the Basic Medical Science Program.
Essex, Diane L.; And Others – 1980
The predictive validity of the new Medical College Admission Test (MCAT) was examined; the validity coefficients were compared to those obtained from previous versions of the MCAT and from performance data gathered early in a first-year basic science program. Data were collected from about 400 medical students, including: (1) MCAT…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Entrance Examinations, Grade Point Average, Higher Education
Enhancing Student Achievement through Computer-Generated Homework.
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Milkent, Marlene M.; Roth, Wolff-Michael – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 1989
Investigated were the effects of interactive computer-generated homework on unit tests, a final examination, and a comprehensive test given near the end of a Physical Science I course. The results indicated that the use of the homework reduced the effectiveness of the American College Test scores as a predictor of course achievement. (YP)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Assignments, College Science, Computer Assisted Instruction
Factors Affecting Medical School Admission Decisions for Minority and Majority Applicants: A Comparative Study of Ten Schools.
Williams, Albert P.; And Others – 1979
Admissions procedures were examined at ten selected medical schools, between 1973 and 1975, with particular interest in comparing the procedures for minority and majority medical school applicants. An affirmative action policy was found to be operational in each of the schools, which took special pains to evaluate minority and disadvantaged…
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, Affirmative Action, College Admission, College Entrance Examinations
Predicting Performance in Medical Education Continuum: Toward Better Use of Conventional Measures.
Williams, Albert P. – 1980
Medical school admissions and performance in 10 medical schools were assessed in relation to prediction using conventional measures. The origin of the research was an attempt to determine the effects of affirmative action on academic medicine. For the 10 schools, admissions decisions were analyzed, and an attempt was made to model statistically…
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, Affirmative Action, Aptitude Tests, Certification